Overview
- Amazon has cut the 13-inch 2025 MacBook Air with M4 to $749.99 and the 15-inch model to $949.99, with multiple outlets reporting these as all-time lows ahead of Black Friday.
- WIRED notes the M4 delivers measurable gains over prior Airs, citing about 22% faster GPU performance, 31% higher multi-core scores, and 18% higher single-core results in Cinebench R24.
- Best Buy is advertising trade-in promotions that can bring the new M5 MacBook Pro to an effective starting price of $799 with a qualifying device.
- Apple’s M5 MacBook Pro lineup currently starts at $1,599 for 16GB/512GB, $1,799 for 1TB storage, and $1,999 for 24GB/1TB, according to retailer summaries of the launch.
- Apple has not announced M5 Pro or M5 Max variants, and coverage suggests higher-end models may arrive later.